Yuba City man tries to flee in car with Davis police officer inside

A Yuba City man was subdued with a Taser Tuesday in Davis before being booked into the Yolo County Jail.

Around 5:20 a.m., an officer on patrol in South Davis heard a car alarm sounding near Davis Swim and Fitness, 303 Ensenada Way, according to Davis Police Lt. Glenn Glasgow in a report.

When the officer pulled into the parking lot to investigate, he saw Marcus Ford, 27, running from the area. The officer was able to stop Ford, after Ford got in his vehicle to flee, Glasgow said.

After initially stopping, Ford started his car in another attempt to flee.

"The officer was able to turn Ford's car off and a struggle ensued," Glasgow said. "During the struggle, Ford restarted his vehicle and attempted to drive away with the officer still in the car."

An arriving Davis Police sergeant saw the officer and Ford engaged in a violent struggle inside Ford's vehicle, according to Glasgow. The arriving sergeant shot at Ford's car with his handgun in order to disable it after it started to quickly drive away.

"Although the vehicle stopped, Ford continued to resist arrest," said Glasgow. "He was finally subdued with the use of an electronic control device." Neither the officers nor Ford were seriously injured in the incident.

Ford was booked into the Monroe Detention Center on charges stemming from this incident as well as an outstanding felony arrest warrant out of Sutter County.

Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact the Davis Police Department at 747-5400. Follow The Democrat at twitter.com/woodlandnews